(February 2, 2018, 3:42 PM EST) -- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Florida state jury on Jan. 26 entered a verdict against an insurer after determining that the insurer acted in bad faith in handling an auto injury claim on behalf of its insured and in exposing the insured to an excess judgment of approximately $8 million (Kevin Whitney v. Mercury Insurance Company of Florida, No. 16-2016-CA-000925, Fla. Cir., Duval Co.)....